[dalecrenshaw]

I went to the Villages Hospital ER about 5 weeks ago for a fractured foot. I was lucky the wait wasn't too long (about an hour). I did not see a Doctor but a Physician's Assistant. After taking Xrays, all they gave me was a flimsy sandal type shoe and told me to go to a Doctor. Since I live in California, my Kaiser Insurance plan doesn't cover anything outside of their plan, other than an ER or Urgent Care. About a week later, after much pain, I went to the 411 Urgent Care and they took more Xrays and gave me a better boot. When I got to our home in California and went to my primary care Doctor, who sent me to a specialist, they said I should have had a cast. The Villages ER billed Medicare $1900 for a couple of Xrays and a sandal type shoe (which offered no support since was too big and very flimsy), which I think is outrageously high for the mediocre treatment I received.